Non-refillable bottle.



No. 798,643. PATENTED JULY 4, 1905. P. H. EDWARDS.

NON-RBPILLABLE BOTTLE. APPLIOAT'ION FILED AUG. 29, 1904.

Patented July 4, 1905.1

PATENT rrion.

PERCY H. EDWARDS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,643, dated July 4,1905.

Application filed August 29, 1904. Serial No. 222,498.

To @ZZ whom 1115 may concern:

Be it known that I, Pescar H. EDWARDS, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, in the city and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Non-RefillableBottles, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this present invention is to provide a very simple andinexpensive device for rendering vessels non-refillable, the differentparts of the device as far as possible being made of non-corrosivematerial, so as to prevent any deterioration in the contents of thevessel, owing to its contact with the said device.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents in vertical centralsection the upper portion of avessel with my improved device in positiontherein. Fig. 2 is a similar view taken in a plane at right angles tothat of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view taken in the same plane as that of Fig.1, showing the vessel in an inverted position, the parts being shown inthe positions which they assume when the liquid is being poured from thevessel. Figs. 4 and 5 are top plan and side views. respectively, oftheouter member of the device; and Figs. 6 and 7 are top plan and sideviews, respectively, of the inner member of the device.

The body of the vessel is denoted by 1 and its neck by 2. The portion ofthe neck adjacent to the interior of the body of the vessel is providedwith a iiaring seat 3 for receiving the tapered inner member 4 of mynon-refillable device. The opening from the interior of the body of thevessel into the interior of theI neck is made quite small and iseectually closed by the inner member 4 when the vessel is in anyposition other than an inverted position. The principal part of theinner member 4 is made of some material which will iloat--such, forinstance, as cork-and it is provided with a weighted point 5, made ofsome non-corrosive materialsuch, for instance, as glass.

rIhe interior of the neck of the vessel, be-

tween the seat 3 and the mouth ofthe vessel, is 50 provided with acircumferential shoulder 6 in the present instance formed by a grooveforthe reception of the locking means of the outer member 7 of my device.This outer member 7 is made of some suitable non-cor- 55 rosivematerialnsuch, for instance, as glass and is provided with a verticalduct 8 and transverse ducts 9 and 10, communicating the first with theinterior of the neck above the member 7 and the second with the interiorof 6o the neck below said member. The interior of the neck of the vesselis preferably flaring for a distance toward its mouth, as shown at 11,and the member 7 is tapered, so as to iit in the inner end of theiiaring portion, as

shown, with a part of the member 7 projecting below the iiaring portion.

The means which I have shown for locking the outer member 7 againstremoval from the interior of the neck of the vessel comprises a 7o isprevented from being inserted too far into 8O the interior of the neckof the vessel because of its tapered engagement with the flaring portion11. The shoulder 6, formed by the upper wall of the circumferentialgroove, absolutely prevents the removal of the member 7 8 5 when onceinserted into position.

To prevent the displacement of the inner member 4 with respect to theouter member 7 by the turning of the vessel into different positions, Iprovide a flexible connection 15 90 between the two members.

The mouth of the vessel above the outer member 7 may be closed by anysuitable cork or stopper 16.

In operation when it is desired to pour liquid from the interior of thevessel the cork These springs 14 tend to force 75 16 is removed and theVessel is inverted. This will cause the inner member 4 to slide awayfrom its seat, thus permitting the liquid to flow outwardly through theducts in the outer member 7. Should it be attempted to fill the vesselby holding it in an inverted position and forcing the liquid up into thesame, the inner memberll will oat upon the surface of the liquid beingthus forced into the vessel and will thereby close communication intothe interior thereof. The tapered form of the inner member insures anextended seal between the exterior and interior of the vessel when thevessel is in other than an inverted position.

The device as herein shown and described is an extremely simple one. Itis also very cheap to manufacture and is effective in accomplishing theresult sought for and presents no surfaces to the interior of the vesselwhich would tend to injure the contents thereof.

It is evident that various changes might be lmade in the particularconstruction, form,

and arrangement of the several parts without departing from the spiritand scope of my invention. Hence I do not Wish to limit myself strictlyto the structure herein setforth; but

What I claim as my invention isl. The combination with the neck of avessel having aflaring seat spaced from its mouth, of a tapered innermember composed of a material which will float and a weighted point,said inner member being litted to move into and out of engagement withits seat and an outer member locked in position.

2. The combination with the neck of a vessel having a flaring seatspaced from its mouth` a tapered inner member iitted to move into andout of engagement with its seat, an outer member, means for locking 1tinvposltion and a flexible connection between the inner and enceof twowitnesses, this 18th day of August.

PERCY H. EDWARDS.

Witnesses:

FREDK. HAYNES, HENRY THIEME.

